acidophilus
- Thread starter pickleweed
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I don't know if one is better than the other. I can tell you that this is the one I use. It has an abundance of probiotics and digestive enzymes and is reasonably priced. http://b-naturals.com/product_info.php?products_id=23&PHPSESSID=b1c390466dca0d300dee3040455d309e
It doesn't matter in which form it comes, what counts is shelf stability and the amount of CFU (colony forming units) per serving - the higher the better.
With around 100 million CFU per gram, that Ultra Probiotic Powder is pretty weak actually. For comparison, the product I'm currently using contains 4 billion CFU per gram. Since dogs have a much faster metabolism than people, and a shorter digestive tract, which provides less room for beneficial bacteria to do their work, the higher doses are better - and the higher the concentration of CFU, the less of the product you have to give per day.
I'm also not a big fan of giving digestive enzymes to a normal, healthy dog on a daily basis, since it may interfere with the body's own production.
With around 100 million CFU per gram, that Ultra Probiotic Powder is pretty weak actually. For comparison, the product I'm currently using contains 4 billion CFU per gram. Since dogs have a much faster metabolism than people, and a shorter digestive tract, which provides less room for beneficial bacteria to do their work, the higher doses are better - and the higher the concentration of CFU, the less of the product you have to give per day.
I'm also not a big fan of giving digestive enzymes to a normal, healthy dog on a daily basis, since it may interfere with the body's own production.